Planetary hours
in Diyarbakır.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Saturday, 4 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:01
- Sunset
- 19:45
- Next sunrise
- 05:02
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:01 – 06:15
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:15 – 07:29
- 3♂︎ Mars07:29 – 08:42
- 4☉︎ Sun08:42 – 09:56
- 5♀︎ Venus09:56 – 11:09
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:09 – 12:23
- 7☽︎ Moon12:23 – 13:37
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:37 – 14:50
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:50 – 16:04
- 10♂︎ Mars16:04 – 17:17
- 11☉︎ Sun17:17 – 18:31
- 12♀︎ Venus18:31 – 19:45
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:45 – 20:31
- 2☽︎ Moon20:31 – 21:17
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:17 – 22:04
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:04 – 22:50
- 5♂︎ Mars22:50 – 23:37
- 6☉︎ Sun23:37 – 00:23
- 7♀︎ Venus00:23 – 01:10
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:10 – 01:56
- 9☽︎ Moon01:56 – 02:43
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:43 – 03:29
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:29 – 04:15
- 12♂︎ Mars04:15 – 05:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Diyarbakır?
On Saturday, 4 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:01 and sets at 19:45: the day lasts 14h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:02, lasts 9h 17m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:01 to 06:15: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.